Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Jim Parsons 2010; 2011; 2013; 2014 The Big Bang Theory 
Fictional Characters from Books:
3 characters, 1 hero
Jim Hawkins 1883 Treasure Island
Jim 1900 Lord Jim
Jim Dixon 1953 Lucky Jim
Jim Valenti 1998 Roswell High
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
2 characters
(character) Jim 1972 You Don't Mess Around with Jim
(character) Jim 2004 Keep A Workin' Big Jim
Fictional Characters from Television:
12 characters, 1 hero
James T. Kirk (a.k.a. Jim) 1966 Star Trek
Jim Walsh 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Jim Deloraine 1994 Heartbreak High
Jim Valenti 1999 Roswell
Jim Hansen 1999 Providence
Jim Egan 2002 8 Simple Rules
Sawyer Ford (a.k.a. Jim) 2004 Lost
Jim Clancy 2005 Ghost Whisperer
Jim Halpert 2005 The Office
Louie Provenza (a.k.a. Jim) 2005; 2012 The Closer; Major Crimes
James Heller (a.k.a. Jim) 2001; 2014 24; 24: Live Another Day
Jim Hopper 2016 Stranger Things
Jim Brass 2000; 2021 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Vegas
Hall-of-Famers:
10 football, 9 baseball, 3 basketball
(baseball) Jim O'Rourke 1945
(football) Jim Thorpe 1963
(baseball) Jim "Pud" Galvin 1965
(football) Jim Brown 1971
(football) Jim Parker 1973
(baseball) Jim Bottomley 1974
(football) Jim Taylor 1976
(basketball) Jim Pollard 1977
(football) Jim Otto 1980
(football) Jim Ringo 1981
(baseball) Jim "Catfish" Hunter 1987
(football) Jim Langer 1987
(baseball) Jim Palmer 1990
(football) Jim Finks 1995
(baseball) Jim Bunning 1996
(football) Jim Kelly 2002
(basketball) Jim Calhoun 2005
(basketball) Jim Boeheim 2005
(baseball) Jim Rice 2009
(baseball) Jim Thome 2018
(football) Jim Covert 2020
(baseball) Jim Kaat 2022
Most Valuable Players:
5 winners
Jim Bottomley 1928 baseball
Jim Konstanty 1950 baseball
Jim Taylor 1962 football
Jim Brown 1965 football
Jim Rice 1978 baseball
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Jim Bolger 1990-1997
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Jim Peebles 2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
11 actors, 1 reality star
James Young Deer (a.k.a. Jim) 1876-1946
Jim Thorpe 1887-1953
Jim Backus 1913-1989
Jim Norton 1938-
Jim Carter 1948-
Jim Broadbent 1949-
Jim Belushi 1954-
Jim Carrey 1962-
Jim Bob Duggar 1965-
Jim Caviezel 1968-
Jim Parsons 1973-
Jim Sturgess 1978-
Notable Athletes:
6 baseball, 3 football, 1 basketball, 1 driving
(football) Jim Thorpe 1887-1953
(baseball) Jim Bottomley 1900-1959
(basketball) Jim Pollard 1922-1993
(baseball) Jim Bunning 1931-2017
(football) Jim Brown 1936-2023
(driving) Jim Clark 1936-1968
(baseball) Jim Palmer 1945-
(baseball) Jim "Catfish" Hunter 1946-1999
(baseball) Jim Rice 1953-
(football) Jim Kelly 1960-
(baseball) Jim Thome 1970-
Notable Filmmakers:
2 directors, 2 screenwriter/directors
James Young Deer (a.k.a. Jim) 1876-1946
Jim Henson 1936-1990
Jim Abrahams 1944-
Jim Jarmusch 1953-
Notable Musicians:
4 musicians, 1 singer
Jim Rodford 1941-2018
Roger McGuinn (a.k.a. Jim) 1942-
Jim Morrison 1943-1971
Jim Corr 1964-
Jim Root 1971-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer
Jim Peebles 1935-
Olympic Medalists:
6 bronze, 6 gold, 6 silver, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/silver
(gold/silver) Jim Lightbody 1904 1500 m; 2590 m steeplechase; 4 mile team; 800 m
(gold) Jim Thorpe 1912 decathlon; pentathlon
(bronze) James Brooker (a.k.a. Jim) 1924 pole vault
(gold) Jim Bausch 1932 decathlon
(bronze) Jim Cristy 1932 swimming - 1500 m freestyle
(silver) Jim Delaney 1948 shot put
(bronze) Jim Fuchs 1948; 1952 shot put
(gold) Jim Walsh 1956 basketball
(bronze) Jim Wedderburn 1960 4x400 m relay
(gold) Jim Barnes 1964 basketball
(gold) Jim King 1968 basketball
(gold) Jim Hines 1968 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(silver) Jim Ryun 1968 1500 m
(bronze) Jim Henry 1968 diving - springboard
(silver) Jim Brewer 1972 basketball
(silver) James Forbes (a.k.a. Jim) 1972 basketball
(gold/bronze) Jim Montgomery 1976 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Jim Doehring 1992 shot put
(bronze) Jim Parque 1996 baseball
(silver) Jim Bilba 2000 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Jim Broadbent 2002 Iris
Other Religious Leaders:
1 leader
Jim Jones 1955-1978 The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
Roger McGuinn (a.k.a. Jim) 1991 The Byrds
Jim McCarty 1992 The Yardbirds
Jim Morrison 1993 The Doors
Jim Capaldi 2004 Traffic